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my n00b is showing haha my bad /off topic

When i got my first car (N13 Sentra), it was sitting outside my grandperants house for 2 years on a lapsed rego. Somehow we got it put on hindsight (cant think of a better/the correct word) hold which meant that it changed the licencing on the verhicle from 2005 to 2007 (when i got the sentra) to on hold. that ment that we didnt have to pay the full few hundred $. I wish i was the one that organised it so i had more details for you! We only ended up having to pay $30ish to do that as well, and didnt involve de-reging the car. Pretty sure we had to prove that the car hadnt moved since 2005 though

Cheers mate. Ill have another chat to BMW. And more potential too. do the OBD1 conversion and you get 30 more hp (so ive read) at the expence of some of that extra torque. And then you have the Vanos delete + forced induction on a bigger engine.. but thats just getting ahead of myself ha

Just did a realOEM search for you and it seems only fa tuner from an E53 will work. Thats based on part numbers though, theres always a custom job you could do

^^ World War 3, 666?

orly? my car is coming up as 1515kg, and that would be about the correct weight of the car? Dunno whats up there!

Im full well aware they are a waste of money, but at the same time, its like any modification, they arent cheap. and they are a major appearance item Thanks

How long is it going to take before you need an HT licence to drive a 7? thats near on two of my E30s!

Not if i get the ECU/DME from the car as well though correct? the engine is identical to mine.

Pod filters need to be sheilded or waste of time. Sound cool and maintenance free, but less performance on a warm engine and in the long run less engine life coz of heat.

I have a supplier in Wellington who can sort me out with a full replacement EWS system, or a full OBD1 conversion. i just need to decide what to get.

seeing that E31 above, does anyone have a lockup in Seaview and own an E31 and a 635? Im doing my conversion in the other row of lockups, and saw them when the main drive was blocked by the Demon MonsterTruck

^^Thats what i though..

I know they didnt come out with it, and am aware that i need to change other stuff too. but please dont tell me there goes my last life line i currently know of

i have been making a special effort ever since our little episode on my build thread

Trust me i have considered selling it for an M50, but i enjoy getting into projects that are over my head to start with and pulling them off and then being able to look back and being impressed. Im pretty sick and tired of researching the whole how to get EWS working, and then being told that that wont work and then being told the 'real' way, only to be told that doesnt work too. The only consistant advice seems to be the OBD1 conversion option, which, with the prices of a new EWS set, or a new key, is suddenly a more attractive option than originally thought, especially with the hp gain i will get for my investment, unlike the other two. I REALLY wish i hadnt gone to Auckland in January, or my car wouldnt have crapped out, and id be able to get this research done before i started, and it would be a lot smoother swap. But then again.. it was Muse and i still cant believe i saw them haha

+1 he wont help me Rang BMW and the key is suddenly loking like a more expensive option. 210 + GST + Shipping from germany. With the price of the EWS crap from another car its looking more economical to go for an OBD1 conversion which i dont really want to have to do at this stage. If anyone has a COMPLETE OBD1 conversion or a siezed or otherwise M50 PM me your price.

It looks like it goes nuts, but the designer of the car needs to be shot.

thats exactly what i was going to ask them tomorrow! Have you any idea on the turnaround time on one of these? like how long it takes to get?

Will be calling BMW tomorrow first to check prices of keys, and if they can sync it without it being wired into the car. if they cant or its going to cost an arm a leg and my first born then i will be calling you and possibly coming out tomorrow if thats okay? Hopefully you still havent removed it yet *fingers crossed* would be good to see how its set up. Thanks for the links mate! would bet my life savings the first wont work though its for Bosch, and the second is probably the same. they seem to only have M/S50 in thier catalouge too (not that spent much time looking). Either case shipping from the US wont be worth it. Thanks all the same

Thanks mate

If the engine ran fine on the old belt and you swear you didnt rotate the crank or cam then it wont be that, assuming you rechecked after putting on the tensioner. Would not want that skiping a few teeth! did the engine run sweet before you worked on it? (sorry if you have said yes)

would say its EWS2 as its a '96 also iirc EWS1 was bare bones basic and didnt even have the transponder in the key

Have disregarded the states forums for the most part in case they are different. Thanks for your suggestion though

oh dont get me wrong i do hear what your saying. im just confused why virtually everyone (edit: strike that. Every single person) i have talked to/PMd/read in thier build threads says you can, and then now your saying that i cant. I got told told off for not doing research, i spend almost every night for the past couple of weeks looking and sifting through the BS, only to get told off for doing research you cant win here